Slidell police arrest 1, seek another after high-speed chase

Authorities in Slidell arrested one man and are looking for another after a high-speed pursuit on Thursday afternoon.

According to a news release from the Slidell Police Department, investigators were working a narcotics case, which resulted in a high-speed chase into New Orleans.

The incident began about 7 p.m. Thursday when police attempted to pull over a blue Nissan Xterra near the Old Spanish Trail and Interstate 10.

Police said that Leo Charles and Prentiss Wallace were in the vehicle and had active warrants against them.

Specifically, police said, Charles was wanted for a probation violation, and Wallace was wanted by Slidell police for fleeing from an officer Saturday night.

The chase led officers into New Orleans East, ending on Michaud Boulevard, where Charles and Wallace jumped out of the vehicle and ran into a nearby marsh.

A Slidell officer accompanied by a K9 officer apprehended Charles, but Wallace managed to escape, the news release said.

Slidell police, New Orleans police, and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office spent hours searching for Wallace, using a helicopter, but were unsuccessful in locating him.

Charles was transported to University Hospital in order to be treated for minor dog bites, and was then booked into the Slidell City Jail where he is awaiting to be transferred to the St. Tammany Parish Jail, police said.

Charles was arrested on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, resisting an officer by flight, possession of a crack cocaine and a probation violation.

Wallace is wanted by Slidell police on charges of resisting an officer by flight from last Saturday’s incident, and will be facing additional charges of aggravated flight in last night’s pursuit.

Anyone with information on Wallace's whereabouts is asked to call Slidell police at 985-643-3131 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.